Democracy ‘lynched’ in Tennessee as Republicans expel Rep. Justin Jones for supporting gun protests

Tennessee House Republicans launched an unprecedented assault on democracy by expelling Rep. Justin Jones from the country for supporting a gun protest.

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Republicans hold a supermajority of 75 seats in the House of Representatives and only need 66 votes to rule out the Democrats.

“The world is watching Tennessee,” Jones said in his opening statement, before speaking almost on the party line for his sacking, 72-25. “What is happening today is a farce of democracy.”

Jones argued the trial was a lynching – “not of me, but of the democratic process.”

Jones pointed out that Republicans are keeping a licensed child molester and a sexual assaulter in the House of Representatives and have not expelled them:

Wow: Tennessee State Assemblyman Justin Jones, one of the Democrats the GOP is trying to oust from the state legislature to protest gun violence, calls his peers to the ground

“One of your colleagues, a known child molester, sat in this chamber for years – no deportation” pic.twitter.com/KNDrhX3gl1

— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 6, 2023

What is unfolding in the Tennessee home is an assault on democracy the likes of which the United States has never seen. Jones was elected by his district’s voters, but he was expelled for breaking etiquette by supporting a gun protest after a shooting at a Nashville elementary school killed three nine-year-old children and three adults.

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Jones has done nothing worthy of deportation other than speaking out against gun violence. It is a certainty that he would never have been deported if he had instead broken the rules of propriety by denouncing the arrest and indictment of Donald Trump.

Democracies do not disfellowship members of the minority party for expressing views with which the majority disagrees.

Republican authoritarianism has come to Tennessee, and here it is hoped that Rep. Jones will win back his special election seat because the Tennessee Constitution prohibits members from being expelled twice.

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House press pool and congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His thesis focused on public policy with a specialization in social reform movements.

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Prohibits adults from serving to minors cross state traces

Brad Little, Governor of Idaho speaks on Day 2 of the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Conference in Washington, DC at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention.

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Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation prohibiting adults from helping a minor cross state lines to obtain an abortion without parental consent.

Under the law, any adult who helps a minor obtain an abortion pill or surgical procedure in Idaho or across state lines is “human trafficking,” punishable by up to five years in prison.

Abortion remains legal in Idaho’s neighboring states such as Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Montana.

The Idaho law, signed into law Wednesday, is the first to restrict interstate travel for an abortion since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade lifted last June. The decision returned control of the procedure to the federal states.

Reproductive rights activists immediately condemned the law as a threat to the safety of young people.

“We have a responsibility to protect young people, and this law only puts them at risk,” Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, said in a statement.

“This is a clear and dangerous escalation in the push by anti-choice extremists to block all abortion treatment in every state, and our families will continue to suffer the consequences. Our children deserve better,” said Timmaraju.

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Idaho already has some of the toughest abortion laws in the United States. The state has outlawed performing an abortion as a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. Idaho law allows a doctor to perform an abortion if the person’s life is in danger or if they have been the victim of rape or incest.

But the doctor must present a “preponderance of evidence” that the abortion under the ban’s limited exceptions was necessary to avoid prosecution. In the case of rape or incest, the woman must provide the doctor with a police report.

After Roe’s ouster, one of the few options left for women and girls living in states with abortion bans is to cross state lines to places where the procedure is legal. But Idaho law would largely bar even that underage access, potentially putting children at risk in crisis situations.

In June, a 10-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped by a 27-year-old man crossed the state lines from Ohio to Indiana to receive an abortion after her home state banned the procedure after six weeks. Gerson Fuentes was charged with double rape in July and allegedly confessed to sexually abusing the girl.

Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita asked the state medical licensing board to discipline the doctor who performed the abortion, claiming that they failed to report the girl’s abuse to authorities. The doctor, dr. Caitlin Bernard said she had complied with all reporting requirements.

In July, President Joe Biden condemned laws that force victims of sexual assault to cross state lines to obtain abortions as “horror.”

“A 10-year-old should be forced to give birth to a rapist’s child? I can’t think of anything more extreme,” said the President.

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler denies allegations within the sexual assault case

Steven Tyler denies allegations made in a recent lawsuit. As The Shade Room previously reported, the suit accuses him of sexually assaulting a minor in the 1970s.

RELATED: Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler is accused of sexually molesting minors in the mid-1970s, a new lawsuit alleges

Last week, the Aerosmith frontman, 75, responded to the lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Tyler has extensively defended himself against Julia Misley’s claims against him.

Also, Misley’s attorney claims the rocker “set her on fire.”

Aerosmith frontman claims the then minor consented to a sexual relationship with him

Tyler states that Misley, formerly Julia Holcomb, consented to a sexual relationship with him, adding that he had immunity as her legal guardian at the time of the alleged incidents.

He went on to seek the outright dismissal of the lawsuit, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

Tyler’s response to Misley’s lawsuit includes 24 affirmative defenses, all of which dismiss her allegations against him. One alleges that Misley “suffered no injury or damage as a result of any action by the defendant.” Furthermore, “if it is determined that the plaintiff was harmed, then such harm was not caused by the defendant.”

Is it just me, or is it weird that so many people are alright that a 25-year-old Steven Tyler became the legal guardian of a 16-year-old kid so he could take her on tour to have sex with him? Why isn’t it cancelled? pic.twitter.com/c6zkXqRUmi

– @amuse (@amuse) April 6, 2023

Misley, who was sexually involved with Tyler in the 1970s when she was a teenager, filed the lawsuit against Tyler three months ago alleging sexual assault, sexual violence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

She managed to file the lawsuit days before the Dec. 31 deadline for California’s Child Victims Act, which lifted the statute of limitations on reporting child sex abuse crimes.

Tyler previously revealed that he had convinced the girl’s mother to grant him guardianship

PEOPLE reportedly received a copy of the complaint. While the document does not identify Tyler by name, the allegations are consistent with comments the musician published in his 2011 memoir. Does the noise in my head bother you?

In the memoir, Tyler discusses his relationship with an unnamed 16-year-old girl. Misley later named Tyler directly in a statement released after the complaint was filed.

Misley “directly quotes” Tyler’s memoir in the complaint and claims he convinced her mother to give him guardianship of her back when she was just 16.

Steven Tyler, 1976. Photo by Fin Costello. pic.twitter.com/hNFwBlnPpZ

— Classic Rock In Pics (@crockpics) April 6, 2023

This allowed Tyler to develop a sexual relationship with her, something she was “powerless to resist” given Tyler’s “power, fame, and considerable financial opportunity.”

Tyler characterized the situation differently, claiming in his memoir that he “almost took a teenage bride” because “her parents fell in love with me, signed a custody paper for me so I wouldn’t be arrested if I didn’t take her.” in the country. I took her on tour.”

The alleged victim’s attorney says Tyler Misley, who became pregnant with his child in 1975, “gaslights.”

Misley became pregnant in 1975 and claimed Tyler talked her into having an abortion. After the procedure, she eventually left Tyler and returned home to Portland. Misley went on to marry and became a devout Catholic.

Misley’s attorney, Jeff Anderson, called Tyler’s response “gaslighting” and said the rock star “used feigned legal guardianship to avoid prosecution for sex crimes.”

A rep for Tyler did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.

Mattress Bathtub & Past is going through chapter and looking for a reverse inventory cut up

A customer exits a Bed, Bath and Beyond store in Oakland, California on August 31, 2022.

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bed bath beyond wants shareholders to approve a reverse stock split at an upcoming special meeting as the retailer continues to work to avoid filing for bankruptcy, according to a securities filing late Wednesday.

The retailer’s board of directors is asking shareholders to approve the reverse stock split at the May 9 meeting so that enough shares are available to raise up to $300 million in equity from a stock offering announced last week.

Bed Bath’s fundraising efforts have been hampered by the plummeting share price, which has posted a steep decline to trade below $1 for the past few weeks. Bed Bath’s shares were trading around 30 cents Thursday morning, giving the company a market value of about $132 million.

The company is concerned that if the plan doesn’t go through, it likely won’t have enough equity to pay off its debt and keep its doors open, the company said in the filing.

“The company may not be able to avoid bankruptcy if the reverse split proposal does not receive shareholder approval. We need to raise equity to have the necessary cash to fund operations and service obligations under our loan agreement,” the filing reads.

The struggling retailer said the reverse stock split would be at a ratio of 1-for-10 to 1-for-20, to be determined by the board. If approved, the split would significantly reduce the number of outstanding common shares available, allowing the Company to issue enough shares to satisfy the terms of the offering.

The reverse split could also increase Bed Bath’s price per share, which the company believes could improve perceptions of its stock and attract more investors.

“We believe that a higher stock price could make our common stock more attractive to a broader range of investors, as we believe the current market price of our common stock could affect their acceptance by certain professional investors and other members of the investing public,” the filing says.

“Specifically, we believe that an increased share price would allow us to attract additional institutional investors and mutual funds that may not consider purchasing our common stock due to our low trading price.”

But even if the reverse split temporarily boosts Bed Bath’s stock price, the stock offering will ultimately dilute it, which happened after the company announced another stock offering in February.

The housewares retailer has been warning of bankruptcy since January after a series of dismal quarters drained the company’s cash and kept it alive.

On Wednesday, the company announced a $120 million lifeline being provided by bankruptcy trustee Hilco Global so it can get inventory back on its shelves in a last-ditch effort to boost sales.

– CNBC’s Jesse Pound contributed to this report.

Kevin McCarthy meets with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen amid Chinese language threats

US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) speaks with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen as he arrives at…

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a bipartisan congressional delegation met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California’s Simi Valley on Wednesday to escalate simmering tensions between the US and China.

The Speaker of the Republican House of Representatives called Tsai “a great friend of America” ​​and said they would “find ways for the people of America and Taiwan to work together to advance economic freedom, democracy, peace and stability in Asia.”

Neither McCarthy nor Tsai mentioned China by name on a joint appearance, but the looming threat from Beijing was never far away.

“Today is the peace we have maintained and the democracy we have worked hard to face unprecedented challenges,” Tsai said.

She thanked members of Congress for “enhancing Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities,” a reference to the billions of dollars in annual US arms sales to Taiwan that Congress authorizes.

U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R) and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen address the press after a bipartisan meeting at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California April 5, 2023.

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McCarthy later spoke at a one-on-one press conference, saying the United States should speed up its arms shipments to Taiwan.

He compared the island territory to Ukraine, which has been defending itself against a brutal Russian invasion for the past year. If the United States had shipped more arms to Ukraine over the past decade, McCarthy said, that might have changed Moscow’s calculus.

Tsai’s meeting with McCarthy followed private sessions she held with small groups of US lawmakers last week. On Friday, she met with three members of the Senate Armed Services Committee in New York City: Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.

Also on Friday, Tsai met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in his home state of New York.

In contrast to these low-key meetings, however, McCarthy’s scheduled afternoon events with Tsai included a group of House members and several joint appearances, which were reported by the international media.

Even portions of Wednesday’s meetings billed as private became public when McCarthy tweeted a photo of him and Tsai speaking one-on-one.

The meeting enraged Chinese Communist Party leaders and sparked veiled threats from Beijing towards congressmen attending the events. China’s government said it plans to take “decisive action” to respond to the “provocation.”

In Los Angeles, the Chinese consulate Monday warned McCarthy not to “repeat past catastrophic mistakes and further damage Sino-US relations.” The Consulate was referring to a visit by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. to Taiwan last August.

That visit sparked furious condemnation from Beijing, which launched Chinese military exercises involving live fire in the Taiwan Strait just hours after Pelosi left the self-governing island.

In a statement Wednesday, Pelosi said the McCarthy-Tsai meeting was “commendable for its leadership, bipartisan participation, and prestigious and historic venue.”

China regards Taiwan as a province of mainland China and regards any attempt by the Taiwanese leadership to act independently of Beijing as a threat to Chinese sovereignty.

Tsai’s week-long trip to the United States is actually unofficial and is described as a “transit” rather than a visit. But in reality, Tsai’s busy schedule of high-level meetings with US lawmakers would rival any official visit by a world leader.

The trip added new tension to already fragile US-China relations, which have been weakened in recent years by Beijing’s territorial expansion in the South China Sea and its aggressive efforts to control Taiwan.

Taiwanese supporters hold signs during a rally in front of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, where Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will spend the night before her meeting with Kevin McCarthy April 4, 2023 in Los Angeles.

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In February, a Chinese reconnaissance balloon flying over the US sparked public outcry until it was shot down by American fighter jets off the east coast.

The following month, a US ban on government devices using the social media app TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, drew a furious rebuke from Beijing.

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FTC Grail Order Illumina invocation is ‘an virtually unattainable battle’

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That’s what Carl Icahn said on Wednesday EnlightenmentEfforts by to appeal a Federal Trade Commission order to divest the highly controversial Grail acquisition “is a nearly impossible battle.”

Illumina told CNBC Monday that it intends to appeal the FTC’s order in federal court and seek an expedited decision. This objection will come with “high costs” for the DNA sequencing company, the activist investor argued in his recent open letter to shareholders.

“Our biggest concern as a major shareholder is that this multi-year struggle will consume copious amounts of cash and drag on for years, luxury Illumina doesn’t have,” wrote Icahn, who owns a 1.4% stake in Illumina.

The company’s market value has already fallen to about $36 billion from about $75 billion in August 2021, the month it completed its acquisition of cancer test developer Grail.

Icahn launched a proxy battle over the Grail deal last month, seeking seats on Illumina’s board of directors and urging the company to reverse the deal. He shares common ground with the FTC, which argued in its order that the $7.1 billion deal would stifle competition and innovation.

The FTC’s order overturns an administrative judge’s September ruling that dismissed the commission’s initial challenge to the Grail deal.

In his letter, Icahn highlighted Illumina’s “long history” of filing regulatory challenges for the acquisition.

The company appealed a similar order from EU regulators last year to scrap the Grail deal. The EU’s executive body, the European Commission, blocked the acquisition of Illumina in September over concerns it would hurt consumer choice and innovation.

San Diego-based Illumina expects a decision on its appeal against the European Commission and FTC orders in late 2023 or early 2024.

The company said in a statement to CNBC on Wednesday that it had “strong grounds for appeal” against the FTC’s order. It pointed to how it had prevailed over the Commission last year.

Illumina also pushed back the last order.

“The FTC’s decision breaks precedent and goes against the overwhelming evidence that Illumina and GRAIL reunification will promote competition and save lives,” Illumina told CNBC.

Illumina shares ended relatively unchanged on Wednesday afternoon.

More beatings on the Illumina CEO

Icahn fired more shots at Illumina CEO Francis deSouza on Wednesday after criticizing the executive — and his raise — last week.

The investor claimed deSouza “allowed our potentially great company to deteriorate.

“His shareholder-funded GRAIL adventure is a desperate ‘Hail Mary’ power grab to try and reverse Illumina’s demise,” Icahn wrote.

He added that the Grail deal is deSouza’s “second major M&A failure” since he took over as CEO in 2016. In 2020, Illumina canceled a $1.2 billion merger with Pacific Biosciences of California after the FTC challenged the acquisition.

Icahn reiterated his call for Illumina to replace deSouza with the company’s former CEO, Jay Flatley, or “someone else at his level.”

Last week, Icahn said the company needs “someone who knows what they’re doing to fix the situation.”

BDSY’s Daisy Talks Colin Hookup & Gary’s “Annoying” Response

That romance below deck on a sailing yacht definitely rocks the boat.

Daisy Kelher reveals the story behind her season four boatmanance with a longtime friend and colleague Colin McRae. As the Bravo series’ dramatic trailer teased, the Chief Stew enjoys more than a steamy smooch with Parsifal III’s chief engineer – and her former love interest, First Mate Gary KingShe’s not very happy about that.

“I think there was always a little bit like that, but he always had a girlfriend,” Daisy told E! News from Colin, who adds their chemistry “happened naturally” this season.

But Daisy had no plans to pursue her crewmate this season.

“Obviously Colin is a handsome guy,” the reality star continued, “but for me it’s always been a friendship and when you’ve been friends with someone for that long and they have a partner, you kind of put them in the friend zone.” So I didn’t exactly anticipate it, but I kinda make out with people I’m friends with. I find people’s personalities attractive. So if I’m friends with you, I probably find your demeanor attractive in some way.”

Mattress Bathtub & Past faces chapter and will get assist with items

Customers carry bags from Bed Bath & Beyond Store on April 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

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bed bath beyond announced on Wednesday that it is working with Hilco Global to get goods back on shelves in the company’s recent effort to stay afloat and avoid bankruptcy.

The housewares retailer has entered into a supplier consignment program with ReStore Capital, an investment manager at Hilco that provides “creative financing solutions” for struggling businesses.

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Under the terms of the agreement, ReStore Capital will purchase up to $120 million of pre-order merchandise from Bed Bath’s key suppliers on a revolving basis at any time to increase inventory at its namesake chain and Buybuy Baby.

Bed Bath has struggled to replenish its shelves after its suppliers tightened credit terms, cut limits and required upfront payments before agreeing to fill orders, the company previously said.

CEO Sue Gove said Bed Bath remains “relentless” in its attempts to overcome its operational and financial challenges.

“Our new supplier consignment program allows us to increase our stock position on top items that customers buy and improve the customer experience. This low-capital solution may allow us to strengthen commodity availability and better meet demand,” Gove said in a press release.

“We’re doing what we have to do to sustain our business immediately and unlock our true value over the long term – for everyone involved.”

Noting the support the company has received from its top suppliers, Gove said it shows Bed Bath’s “potential for sustained improvement”.

“We know that the performance and value of our company today is not representative of our full potential,” Gove continued. “Our entire organization is focused on expanding and accelerating improvement.”

Bed Bath has exhausted all efforts to avoid bankruptcy court after a series of dismal quarters plunged the company into the red and drained its cash flow.

Last week, the company announced preliminary results for the fourth fiscal quarter. It announced net sales of approximately $1.2 billion and comparable-store sales declined in a range of 40% to 50%. Bed Bath said negative operating losses continued despite noting it hasn’t used up its free cash flow.

The company reported revenue of $2.05 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

In February, it announced what was then believed to be a Hail Mary stock offering that was supposed to bring the company more than $1 billion in equity but ultimately only raised $360 million, the company said.

On March 30, Bed Bath announced another $300 million stock offering, warning that it would likely have to file for bankruptcy protection if it didn’t go through.

The two deals diluted Bed Bath’s stock, which has been in steady decline, and hampered fundraising efforts. The company’s shares were trading at around 35 cents. Its market value is $151.5 million at the close on Tuesday.

J&J pays $8.9 billion for most cancers remedies with beauty talc merchandise

Containers of Johnson’s baby powder, manufactured by Johnson and Johnson, are displayed on a shelf July 13, 2018 in San Francisco, California.

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Johnson&Johnson on Tuesday said it would pay $8.9 billion over the next 25 years to settle allegations that the company’s baby powder and other talc products caused cancer.

The company disclosed the proposed settlement in a securities filing. J&J’s subsidiary, LTL Management, also filed again for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after its first attempt was thwarted, the filing said.

More than 60,000 applicants have pledged to support the proposed order, which would require bankruptcy court approval, the filing added.

“Resolving this matter through the proposed reorganization plan is both fairer and more efficient, allows for timely compensation for beneficiaries and allows the company to remain focused on our commitment to make a profound and positive impact on the health of humanity,” said Erik Haas , J&J’s global vice president of litigation, in a statement.

But J&J still pushed back on the Talk allegations.

“The Company continues to believe these claims are flimsy and lack scientific merit,” Haas added.

The company ended sales of its talc-based baby powder worldwide this year after facing thousands of lawsuits from customers claiming that its talc products caused cancer due to contamination with the cancer-causing asbestos.

J&J spun off LTL management in October 2021 to reduce its litigation and settlement losses. The company escalated its Talk claims to the subsidiary and promptly filed for bankruptcy protection.

A judge confirmed J&J’s ability to employ the Chapter 11 strategy in February 2022.

But the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit reversed the ruling in January this year, saying neither LTL nor J&J had a legitimate need for bankruptcy protection because they were not in “financial distress.”

Leigh O’Dell, one of the lead attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the Talk lawsuits, told CNBC at the time that the ruling was another step toward ending J&J’s “attempted abuse of the bankruptcy system.”

O’Dell said in a statement to CNBC on Tuesday that J&J “is aiming for an extremely high discount on equity and isn’t really offering anything other than another bankruptcy and more delay, delay and delay.”

“This new motion should be viewed as a shameful attempt to shorten the time for people dying of cancer and to convince some advocates to give up,” she said.

Mikal Watts, one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys who negotiated the proposed settlement, said J&J was committed to “fairly compensate these deserving women” who have battled cancer as a result of the talc products. “Our job is to get our customers paid fairly for their injuries, and this settlement is the culmination of a job well done.”

J&J said last month it would take the case to the Supreme Court.

The company paid $7.4 billion in legal costs between 2020 and 2021, according to an annual filing. The company said Talk litigation has been a top source of legal costs over those years.

Trump’s speech was so loopy that tv stations interrupted him

Donald Trump’s remarks in Mar-a-Lago were so disjointed and confused that some broadcasters cut him off when the former president broke up on national television.

Trump began by claiming his only crime was defending America:

Trump comes right out of the gate and says, “The only crime I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it.” pic.twitter.com/dOSPvV7kwi

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 5, 2023

That was the oh-oh moment, because if Trump was that far away, it was a warning sign of where this was going.

After about eight minutes of campaigning and every other kind of conspiracy, ABC News cut Trump off when he claimed Biden would start World War III:

Trump comes right out of the gate and says, “The only crime I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it.” pic.twitter.com/dOSPvV7kwi

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 5, 2023

CNN is all in on Trump, so they stuck by, and their audience learned how the government is using a new law called the Espionage Act of 1917 to potentially execute Trump:

CNN still shows Trump’s total disintegration as he fails to attack Special Counsel Jack Smith and claims the government is using a new statute of the 1917 Espionage Act to potentially execute him. pic.twitter.com/rHVrdCKcgY

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 5, 2023

Finally, at 8:49 p.m. ET, CNN pulled the plug on Trump after he claimed that all Ukrainians who died due to the Russian invasion would still be alive if he were president:

CNN interrupts Trump after he claims every Ukrainian who died in the Russian invasion would have been saved had he been president. pic.twitter.com/bI9afbQyvL

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 5, 2023

MSNBC didn’t show Trump’s speech, and conservative media stayed with him live.

When there was any doubt about how Trump would respond to a criminal indictment, the answer came in the form of pure, unbridled insanity. Trump is like an accused criminal who is cornered, so he throws everything at the wall hoping something will stick.

Republicans should take note as this is a preview of their 2024 presidential campaign if Trump wins the nomination.

Forget eligibility, Trump’s speech raised legitimate questions about whether or not he’s allowed on the streets and in public.

For a handful of primetime minutes in the United States, Donald J. Trump had captured the nation’s attention. He used his time to remind all but his most loyal supporters why he can never come back to power.

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House press pool and congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His thesis focused on public policy with a specialization in social reform movements.

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